Brad Pitt Museum

Despite speculation on the internet, there are no plans for a Brad Pitt Museum in his hometown in Springfield, Missouri. The rumor apparently started when Susan Wade, the public relations manager at the Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau, told British tabloid OK! Magazine about a running joke around her offices that Springfield should have a museum dedicated to the star.¹

Fast Facts

1. Population of Springfield, MO: 151,000 within the city limit²
2. 1829: John Polk Campbell, a Tennessee homesteader, staked his claim of the area³
3. 1838: Springfield was incorporated⁴
4. Birthplace of Route 66⁵
5. The Bass Pro Shops, featuring a 300,000-square-foot showroom with an art gallery, barber shop, firing range, Tracker boat showroom, waterfalls, aquariums and restaurants, are the most popular tourist attraction⁶
6. Other popular activities include the Battlefield Mall, Silver Dollar City, Branson Music Shows and the Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium⁷

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